Yes–it is something in our brains that has caused this.."The circuits that fire together, wire together"..I have done some reading on this and the evidence suggests that the more you do something, a "habit", the circuits in your brain actually get hardwired to keep repeating it..HOWEVER, it can be reversed…but it requires doing other things over a long period of time to wire them another way..It takes effort and will and time (I think I read about 8 months)…and it’s not easy…but if we want a better and different life, this is what must be done..All the things suggested on here – GA, support, talk, barriers..and finding other things to do-they all work to move it along..It takes real work…I keep trying and unfortunately have relapsed many *****..Today is day 4 for me…trying again..I already feel better than I did , but thoughts keep creeping in…but today I will not gamble..
Try not to dwell on the past full time..Do one little thing to make a change..I hope you feel better..
